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Friday, May 17, 2013

Letter To The Editor: Defund Abortion

Collette Fleming, former Executive Director of the Right to
Life Association of NL, had her letter published
today in The Telegram.

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In
listening to reports coming out of government these days about the province’s
financial situation, I am reminded that just a few short years ago that same
government was boasting that we were a ‘have’ province.

This
same government now insists that our province is in a deplorable financial
state which has resulted in large numbers of layoffs. This greatly impacts the
lives of those affected, as well as the economy as a whole. There are cuts to
education; there are cuts to health care services, which leave us in a most
undesirable position. People in need of dental services, special medications
for illnesses, etc., are left without access to these medically necessary
health care services and treatment.

With
all the drastic measures government has made, it is difficult to understand
how, in this environment, our government can justify continuing to fund
abortions under our health care programs, paid for by our publicly funded MCP
program. Our government should cut the funding of abortions services in the province.
It is unthinkable that we are paying for the destruction of unborn children in
the womb with our taxpayer dollars. The numbers of abortions and resulting
destructions of the unborn child in the womb is rarely done as a medically
necessary procedure. Therefore, our government would be better served to
discontinue abortion funding at both the hospitals and at the private clinic
where abortions are performed.

By
increasing the funds at government’s disposal in saving the tax dollars spent
on abortion procedures, we would be in the favourable position of offering
health services to those in need of medically necessary procedures, while at
the same time possibly increasing our population which is in peril because we
are not replacing as required. We are an aging population which is being
acknowledged by our government creating a position to attract immigrants to our
province. Why not try to save our children from abortion?